Season Change And Latitudes

Q. I am an imaginary latitude on the upper half of the Earth. I am one of the five major latitudes that mark the maps of the Earth. I pass through the regions of Greenland, Canada, Russia, Sweden, and a few other regions. Who am I?

1. Tropic of Cancer
2. Antarctic Circle
3. Arctic Circle
4. Tropic of Capricorn

Q. Which parallel marks the northern limit of the area within which, at the Summer Solstice, the Sun does not rise?

1. Antarctic Circle
2. Arctic Circle
3. Tropic of Capricorn
4. Tropic of Cancer

Q. What is the Dakshinayanam?

1. The apparent southward movement of the Sun from the Tropic of Capricorn to the Tropic of Cancer.
2. The apparent northward movement of the Sun from the Tropic of Capricorn to the Tropic of Cancer.
3. The apparent northward movement of the Sun from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn.
4. The apparent southward movement of the Sun from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn.

Q. Smita's mother, Ritu, lived in Karnataka while Smita stayed in another state in India. Ritu told her that at her place, it was too hot in the afternoon as the Sun was just above the head. Smita told her mother that at her place, she had never seen the Sun overhead and had always seen it to the south of the zenith. Assuming this conversation to have taken place on 22 June, Smita might be living in which of the following states in India?

1. Kerala
2. Telengana
3. Maharashta
4. Punjab

Q.

The circumference of 60°S latitude is almost ____________ of the equator in size.

1. One-fourth

2. Double

3. One-third

4. Half

Q. Which of the following is/are the reason(s) why we experience different seasons in a year?

1. Due to the Earth's gravity
2. Due to the presence of magnetic poles
3. Due to tilt of the Earth’s axis
4. Due to change in the position of Earth around the Sun

Q. Which of the following is responsible for the change in seasons?

1. Rotation of the Earth
2. Revolution of the Earth
3. Revolution of the Moon
4. Rotation of the Moon

Q. The Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience the same seasons during the same time of the year.

1. True
2. False

Q. Select the incorrect statements from the following.

1. The Winter Solstice occurs in the month of June in the Southern Hemisphere.
2. The Summer Solstice occurs in the month of June in the Southern Hemisphere.
3. Winter Solstice is the longest day during the month of June in the Southern Hemisphere.
4. Summer Solstice is the longest day during the month of January in the Southern Hemisphere.

Q. Select the incorrect statements from the following.

1. The Winter Solstice occurs in the month of June in the Southern Hemisphere.
2. The Summer Solstice occurs in the month of June in the Southern Hemisphere.
3. Winter Solstice is the longest day during the month of June in the Southern Hemisphere.
4. Summer Solstice is the longest day during the month of January in the Southern Hemisphere.

Q. The apparent Southward movement of the Sun from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn is called Dakshinayanam.

1. True
2. False

Q. Match the following terms relative to the Southern Hemisphere.

X - Equal day and night

1. Longest day
2. Longest night
3. X
4. Winter Solstice
5. Summer Solstice
6. Equinox